Global Patent Index - EP 0636011 A1

EP 0636011 A1 19950201 - CORNEAL VACUUM CENTERING GUIDE AND DISSECTOR.

Title (en)

CORNEAL VACUUM CENTERING GUIDE AND DISSECTOR.

Title (de)

ZENTRIERENDE, MIT VAKUUM ARBEITENDE FÜHRUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND DISSEKTOR FÜR DIE HORNHAUT.

Title (fr)

GUIDE DE CENTRAGE A ASPIRATION ET DISSECTEUR DE LA CORNEE.

Publication

EP 0636011 A1 19950201 (EN)

Application

EP 93911596 A 19930407

Priority

  • US 9303214 W 19930407
  • US 86774592 A 19920410

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9320763A1] This invention is a surgical device for producing a generally circular, interlamellar pathway within the corneal stroma of the eye. The device is made up of three major components: a vacuum centering guide (50) having an inner bore (62) which fits at one end against the front of the eye, a barrel which fits within the inner bore of the centering guide and to which is attached the third major component, a generally circular dissecting ring. The dissecting ring (66) is shaped in such way that when an eye surgeon twists the barrel to which the ring is attached, the ring moves through the interlamellar space in the stroma producing the desired channel or pathway. The centering guide (62) may optionally include a ring having one or more pins which firmly engage the cornea's epiphilium. The constituent parts of the surgical device, particularly the dissecting ring, also form a part of this invention.

IPC 1-7

A61B 17/32

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/013 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A61F 2/147 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 9/013 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61F 9/0133 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9320763 A1 19931028; AT E206031 T1 20011015; AU 4047193 A 19931118; AU 685744 B2 19980129; BR 9306224 A 19980630; CA 2117753 A1 19931028; CN 1085071 A 19940413; DE 69330827 D1 20011031; DE 69330827 T2 20020529; EP 0636011 A1 19950201; EP 0636011 A4 19950927; EP 0636011 B1 20010926; EP 1101465 A2 20010523; EP 1101465 A3 20020213; ES 2160599 T3 20011116; IL 105358 A0 19930818; IL 105358 A 19990509; JP 3415838 B2 20030609; JP H07508188 A 19950914; KR 950701201 A 19950323; SG 49173 A1 19980518; SG 93223 A1 20021217; US 2004249403 A1 20041209; US 5403335 A 19950404; US 6602266 B1 20030805; US 6632232 B1 20031014

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9303214 W 19930407; AT 93911596 T 19930407; AU 4047193 A 19930407; BR 9306224 A 19930407; CA 2117753 A 19930407; CN 93105204 A 19930410; DE 69330827 T 19930407; EP 01103197 A 19930407; EP 93911596 A 19930407; ES 93911596 T 19930407; IL 10535893 A 19930409; JP 51842693 A 19930407; KR 19940703596 A 19941010; SG 1996007172 A 19930407; SG 23093 A 19930407; US 21465494 A 19940315; US 49272900 A 20000127; US 68003103 A 20031006; US 93385597 A 19970919